New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-30
IN AND ABOUT TIE THEATRES.
NOTES ABOUT ACTORS. MANAGERS AND Plays
TIE EEECuEu EuNn RENELIr


THE BEECHEu FUTD BENEFIT.
The first Of series OF four Illustrated historical lee
lures IN ALL OF tie East lido Chcl given yesterday
by Chales W. seymour at tho Lyceum Theatre Ills sub
Jet was "Hsroun Al Haectd,' the famous Ca!ph Of
the Arabian Nights. Mr. Scyn cur did not. however
deal with miraculous fiction, but with history. lie
slc;ched the Use of the Arabian power told of the
quot of syria. Persia and Egypt and described the
n dng OF the city of Bagaa and The stirring incidents
or iiafoun's re!en. The lecture admirably Illus
traied by steicolticon Views. Tho subjects the
other lrCtuc to BE- delivered The afternoons Of Dc
of SPAIN ond Mare Autcinettc"
Daniel Lesson. actor formerly Of allachs is re-
ported to the police by his wife myscrouSly miss
ing lie played during the week ending Nov cmher 10
with company giving Dan Darcy" in Providence
On that night he received his salary badc adcu
aSSocaeS ard was supposed to start for Ncw-York.
Ills wife applied tn Captain Reilly in whose precinct
she lives for ass stance in tracing him. and advised
10 so TO liredqnaricrs Up TO last evening general
whose con uc has of late been somewhat irregular and
his friends, OF whom ne has many believe that he Will
turn M all right.
Tho sum res lied for the Becchcr Memorial Fund at
the matinee of Faust" gvon yesterday by Mr. Irving
Miss Terry and the Lyccum Company g., 93l 80.
No expenses OF any Kind were deducted. A number
of professionals Whose engagements have hitherto pre-
Sel'eH ,nGir seelnE me pay were present Including
and Mcssrs: nochsa dcr Manter, Max Freeman and
Herbert Kelley.
Joseph Reynolds, advance agent for Mrs.
Iangiry, viii be manager next year for Eugene
1ompkins at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
Gilmore and Tompklns assumed the management Of
tfe Academy Monday night.
Nellie wethcnll, formerly of tho Union Square
Theatre and recently of Hagrigan's, has been.
suffering for years from lame foot which injured
by an Ignorant chropodist Lately 1t has grown
much worse. and the doctors have decided that II
NUT be ampu'ated The operation Will be performed
to -mOrrow.
Forget Mc-Not" will be presented tonight at Wal
lacks.
Mr. Abbey has decided 10 have tho members of the
Gerscr Company appear in the Hofmann concerts.
They Will be heard at the matinee on Thursday.
This is the last week of "A Dark Secret" at the
Academy.
Mr.. DAILY ia having prepared twenty largo photo
gravure portrait. OF the members of his company.
These will be accompanied by text prepared ly four
well known writer's.
Rudolph Aronson promises an unusually dramatic
climax to the second Of Madcon," the opcr-
eta TO he pres Etcd at tho Casino for tho fist time
on Monday next. The scene represents street IN
Paris nightal and the suburbs Of the city
Illuminated in the distance The time Is 1862, during
the Fronde troubles between the people ard military
The citizens, hearing that the royal troops about
enter the city, start to keep them out by barrcadcs
Furniture. boxes, leddng. pals etc, are thrown
from adjoining houses, and tubs wagons, barrels,
stones, etc., ale all brought forward for the build
ing Of the barricadc, during the construction Of which
the people singing their national anthem. The
air family heard from the approaching troops,
and as they come nearer and nearer tho melody IS
heard more distinctly, and the scene closes with the
entrance OF the soldiers and their band singing and
playing the martial strains OF their anthem in which
The citizens and both bands join. The curtain falls
the finale of tine song in which fully 40 people
assist and the troops marching CALAMITY for
ward much 10 the dismay Of the pOpulacc.
The Union Square Theatre Is not largo enough to
hold the throncs anxious to see and enjoy Bronson
Howards successful comedy, The Henrietta
FCget Me Nor Will be gvcl at nlicks this
evening for tho first time. Whom tho play pro-
duced the old Wallacks Theatre the star, Miss
was the central figure OF tho aSt and much
praised several other actors who In that asst
will he in tie present one among them Osnond Teac,
Harry Edwards and Madame Ponsi. To these Will 10
added J. W. Piggott aud Mss Meta GulOn.